Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Demands on air traffic controllers under the spotlight after fatal Air Canada crash
MONTREAL - A fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday has drawn attention to the demands that a strained air navigation system places on traffic cont...
Mar 23, 2026

CAF members reported safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border
OTTAWA - Canada received reports of damage at a United Nations peacekeeping camp near the Israel-Lebanon border after a missile was intercepted on Sunday, Defence Minister David McGuinty's office said...
Mar 23, 2026

N.S. judge to rule on 2015 Air Canada crash landing class action settlement in June
A judge is expected to rule in June on a proposed settlement for a class-action lawsuit involving a crash landing of an Air Canada flight in Halifax more than a decade ago. Air Canada Flight 624 from ...
Mar 23, 2026

Saab signs deal with Canadian AI firm Cohere on Global Eye jets
OTTAWA - Swedish defence contractor Saab says it has signed an agreement with Canadian artificial intelligence company Cohere to explore partnering on its Global Eye surveillance aircraft. Saab is try...
Mar 23, 2026

B.C. driver asleep at wheel of Tesla, speeding down Highway 1 in rainy rush hour
COQUITLAM - Police in Metro Vancouver are warning drivers to remain attentive, even in a self-driving vehicle, after ticketing a woman who "appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel" on Highway 1. ...
Mar 23, 2026

Canadiens' Caufield named NHL's third star of the week behind Kucherov, Forsberg
NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens right-winger Cole Caufield was named the NHL's third star of the week on Monday. Caufield, who is second in the league in goals (43), had four goals and four assists acro...
Mar 23, 2026

At least 66 killed in military plane crash in Colombia, head of armed forces says
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 66 people and leav...
Mar 23, 2026

Supreme Court sounds skeptical of late-arriving ballots, a Trump target
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court 's conservative majority on Monday sounded skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Tr...
Mar 23, 2026

Tumbler Ridge makes Hockeyville final two in wake of mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is one of the two finalists in the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program to receive for funding for its ice rink, as the community continues to recover from a deadly mass...
Mar 23, 2026

Phoenix backlog needs to be cleared to avoid errors in new system: AG report
OTTAWA - The federal government is running out of time to clear the backlog of public service pay transactions under the old Phoenix system, if it wants to avoid infecting the new payroll system with ...
Mar 23, 2026